U.S. Army Training Center Engineer : Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

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5TH BATTALION

2D REGIMENT

27 FEBRUARY 1964

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The Story of FORT LEONARD WOOD

FORT LEONARD WOOD, the nation's largest en-
gineer training center, covers 71,000 acres of the Mark
Twain National Forest in the Missouri Ozarks, southwest
of St. Louis. Activated in 19-40, the Fort was named in
honor of Major Genera] Leonard Wood who won the
Medal of Honor for action in the campaign against the
Apache Indian Chieftain, Geronimo.

Only a handful of officials were on hand December
1940 to witness the ground breaking ceremonies, On
that day, an unknown soldier of a huge construction
Army turned the first shovelfull of dirt for the con-

struction of the nation's largest engineer training center,
a post that has trained thousands of fighting men.

The mud was terrific — so bad as to give the budding
camp nationwide publicity. But the excavators and the
wielders of hammer, trowel and saw surged on in their
work. Almost all workers lived off the post. In spite of
all the difficulties the work proceeded at a furious pace
and was virtually completed the middle of May.

With the completion of the $40,000,000 fort and the
22 mile railroad leading to it, trainees began coming in
full speed.

From the early part of 1941 until the post closed in
1946, Fort Leonard Wood trained some 300,000 fight-
ing men. Such famous divisions as the 6th, 8th, 75th,
97th, and the 70th trained here during World War II.

During the years the fort lay dormant, only a handful
of groundkeepers were on the premises.

The business of activating an Army post started all
over again for Fort Leonard Wood in 1950, shortly after
the American troops began fighting in Korea.

This time, Fort Leonard Wood supported the 6th
Armored Division engaged in replacement training rath-
er than a procession of divisions being trained for combat.

On 16 March 1956 the 6th Armored Division was

inactivated and replaced with the United States Army
Training Center, Engineer. The Secretary of the Army
signed the order 21 March 1956 making Fort Leonard
Wood a permanent installation.

The essence of Fort Leonard Wood is best described
by the word "training." The fort gives recruit basic
training, common and engineer specialist training and
combat engineer training.

Among the specialized types of training soldiers can
get at the fort are construction; machinery and earth
moving equipment operation and maintenance; struc-
tural steel and sheet metal working; plumbing; carpen-
try; electrical installation and many other specialties.

U. S. ARMY

FORT LEONARD WOOD

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A Message to the Men . . .

from the COMMANDING GENERAL

Major General

L, E. SEEMAN

Commanding General

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MAJOR GENERAL LYLE E. SEEMAN was born in Baraboo,
Wisconsin, 15 July 1906. He was appointed to the United
Stares Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1928,
receiving a commission in the Engineers. He received a grad-
uate degree in civil engineering from Princeton University in
1934. He graduated from the National War College in 1953-

Prior to World War II, his assignments included duty with
the cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas; with the Nicaragua Canal
Survey, from 1934 to 1936; and ROTC duty at Ohio State
University from 1936 to 1940.

His World War II duty was with the Engineer Research and
Development Laboratory at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; with the
Air Force as regimental commander of aviation engineer troops;
and later on the Air Force staff in the China-Burma-India The-
ater.

General Seeman served with the Manhattan Engineer Dis-
trict from 1945 ro 1946, and with the Central Intelligence
Agency during 1947 and 1948. He was district engineer of
the Alaska District from 1949 to 1952. During this latter as-
signment, he was responsible for the largest permanent con-
struction program ever undertaken in Alaska.

General Seeman was assigned to the Office of the Comptroller
of the Army in 1953 and 1954. On 1 September 1954, General
Seeman was appointed division engineer, Southwestern Divi-
sion, Dallas, Texas. While in that assignment, he also served on
the Mississippi River Commission "and the Board of Engineers
for Rivers and Harbors. On 18 May 1958, he was assigned to
the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, as Chief,
construction division. On 1 August 1958, he was designated
Director of Installations, where he served until May 1962. On
20 May 1962 he assumed command of Fort Leonard Wood.

His decorations include the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf
Cluster and the Bronze Star Medal.

He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
and the Society of American Military Engineers.

General Seeman is married to the former Marjorie Roberta
Korp and has three children.

He was promoted to first lieutenant on 1 December 1933; to
captain, 9 June 1938; to major, 31 January 1941; to lieutenant
colonel, 1 February 1942; to colonel, 21 May 1943; to brigadier
general, 14 July 1955; and to major general, 10 March 1959.

Brigadier General

M. N. HUSTON

Deputy Commanding

General

BRIGADIER GENERAL M. N, HUSTON was born in
Macon, Missouri on 2 November 1910 and attended school
systems in Charleston and Louisiana, Missouri. Following gradu-
ation from Kemper Military School Junior College in 1931, he
artended the University of Missouri, earning a Bachelor of
Journalism degree in 1933. During this period, he was active
in ROTC and Missouri National Guard activities in Head-
quarters and Headquarters Battery, 128th Field Artillery. Upon
graduation from the university, he was commissioned a second
lieutenant of Infantry.

His assignments prior to WW II included duty with the
138th Infantry, 35th Division, Missouri National Guard, at
Camp Ripley, Minnesota, and with the 4lst Armored Infantry
Regiment, 2d Armored (Hell on Wheels) Division. He was
graduated from the Command and General Staff College, Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, on 7 December 1941.

After serving with the War Plans Division and Operations
Division, War Department General Staff from early 1942 to
May 1944, then Lt Col Huston was ordered ro England on a
special assignment with V Corps, and landed on Omaha Beach
m the Normandy Invasion on 6 June 1944 with the leading
SSrioT*™ the l6th Infantry Re S iment > 1st US Infantry

In late 1944, he was assigned to the Special Plans Division,
China Theater of Operations, Chunking, China, remaining in
China until December 1945. Among his post-WW II assign-
ments were staff and command assignments in the War De-
partment and at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, from 1 9 4 7 to
U4J, where he participated in "OPERATION SAND STONE "
atomic tests on Eniwetok Atoll. Upon graduation in 1950 from
the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, he isuS

command of the 3d Battalion, 15th Infantry (Can Do) Regi-
ment, 3d Infantry Division, at Fort Benning, Georgia, and
lead the battalion through one campaign in North Korea. He
later served through two additional campaigns of the Korean
War with Hq X Corps and as G3 of 7th US Infantry Division
until July 1951,

Following graduation from the Army War College in June
1952, he served as Army Member, Joint Strategic Plans Group,
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, until December 1954. Follow-
ing this assignment, then Colonel Huston, was assigned com-
mand of the 85th Infantry Regiment, 10th Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kansas, which pioneered operation '"Gyroscope," the
Army's Divisional rotational plan. Subsequently, he commanded
the 85th Rams in Bamberg, Germany, until becoming Deputy
Chief of Staff for Plans, Operations and Training of Seventh
US Army at Stuttgart, Germany.

Upon returning to CONUS in July 1958, Colonel Huston
served as Chief of Army Training, US Continental Army Com-
mand at Fort Monroe until promoted to Brigadier General in
July 1961 and ordered to Korea as Assistant Chief of Staff,
G-3 (Plans, Operations and Training), Headquarters Eighth
US Army. He assumed duties as Deputy Commander, US Army
Training Center, Fort Leonard Wood, 1 August 1963.

His awards and decorations include the Silver Star, the
Legion of Merit (two Oak Leaf Clusters), the Bronze Star,
the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Chi-
nese Order of Yun Hui. General Huston also wears the Combat
Infantryman's Badge (with star), the War Department General
Staff Device, Department of Defense Identification Badge and
Battle Stars of 6 active campaigns in three different theaters
or war.

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RELIGION

THERE ARE thirteen chapels and five chapel facilities on the
post where services are conducted for Protestant, Jewish and
Catholic personnel.

The religious services at the chapels approximate those of
civilian churches and synagogues and provide many opportunities
for participation of military personnel and dependents on the
post. In addition to services held for Protestant, Jewish and
Catholic personnel, special Greek Orthodox, Lutheran, Episcopal,
Christian Science and Latter Day Saints services are conducted.

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SECOND TRAINING REGIMENT

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Col. Wolfred K. White
Regimental Commander

Maj. Leroy R. Reffett
Battalion Commander

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Capt. Howard R. Afford
Company Commander

Charles Adams
Battalion Sergeant Major

Commenced Training:
6 January 1964

FIFTH BATTALION

COMPANY B

Completed Training:
27 February 1964

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First Sergeant

Jackie R. Williams
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Robert D. Digman
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Arlin L. Anderson
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Paul 0, Bains
Thomas W. Baker
Thomas H. Baldikoski
Henry L. Ballard

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Don J. Bausch
Gerald F. Becay
Michael L Beck
Marlin W. Berkner

Joseph N. Betchner
Clarence E. Biggs
William G. Blankenship
Larry R. Boerger
Alan E. Booth

Ronald R. Bott
James P. Boyle
James E. Brasier
Richard D. Braswell
Robert L. Braun

John W. Bright
Gary E. Brown
Lawrence T. Bruns
Ronald C. Buker
Carl A. Butell

Albert R. Caldwell
Roger L. Callender
William M. Carson
Dennis V. Cashin
Donald R. Chapman

Roger L. Chapman
James M. Clark
Jerry R. Clarke
Terry V. Cohee
David C. Coleman

William E. Cooper
Jerald W. Coose
Robert E. Crawshaw
Wayne E. Crowl
Phillip K. Cullen

Robert J. Daniels
Steven A. Davidson
Harold B. Davis, Jr.
Richard R. Dawson
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Wayne E. Deinert
John L. Denother
Kenneth J. Duncan
Charles E. Elliott

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Joseph J. Favia
Philip J. Featheringill
Ronald E. Feit
Harold J. Fincher

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Roland G. Flitsch
Dennis E. Foster
Terry B. Franke
Ronald R. Franklin

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Roger D. Goehring
Wallace Goodwin
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Edward 0. Hanks
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William A. Havlovic
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Frankie W. Heinrich
John B. Hershman

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Floyd R. Holland
Jerry J. Homolka
Clifford G. Hopping
Roger D. Houston

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Leland C. Hunziker
Robert E. Hynes, Jr.
James R. Jacobsen
Leroy C. Jacobsen

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Roy D. Jass
Harold E. Jenkins
Neal S. Johnson
Micheal J. Kasprzyk

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Gary L. Kelling
John J. Kendrick
Charles T. Kenny
Dennis J. Kent

Charles R. Klienson
Richard G. Kloss
Nicholas Krochmal
Kenneth F. Kruse
Allen J. Krykowski

Anthony L. Lamanna
William J. Laurino
John Leichner, Jr,
Leslie J. Lind
Arvid E, Lindquist

Robert P. Lipska
David C. Lloyd
Robert E. Loosebrock
D. G. Houltzhouser
Lawrence C. Lucas

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Richard L. Lohse
Thomas P. Maehl
Hykauard W. Maichel
Anthony L. Markert

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Anthony L. Mathews
Gilbert D. Martinez
Henry L. Mangelson
Gerald E. Mai

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John L. McAdory
Theodore J. Majeres
Jimmie N, Meyer
Samuel E. McMiilin

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Wendell L. Mohier
Richard P. Morgan
Michael F. Meier
Stephen N. Merrill

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Ralph E. Milford
James R. Murphy
Charles W. Meadows
Alfred J. Myers

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Robert C. Neumann
Carl T. Nyberg
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Fredrick J. Perlinger
Gary L. Peterson

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John E. Puzia
Richard A. Quick
David L, Rasmusson
Freddy Rector

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Larry L. Rhoades
Roy D. Riley
Roy D. Roberts
Allen E. Roe

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Dennis L. Rohde
Harley D. Romero
Delmar W. Rome
Ronald E. Roy

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Michael W. Shimonek
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Roger D. Smith

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Terry J. Stanley
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Richard C. Turek

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Robert J. Ulozas
Vernon D. Vander Sluis
Donald G. Veir
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Lester E. Warr

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Bobby L. Weddle
Johnny D. Weeder
Eugene P. Weisbeck
Charles R. Welk

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Marvin H. White
David A. Wilks
Michael C. Williams
Duane E. Willoughby

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